Poetry's Playground: The Culture of Contemporary American Children's Poetry

by Joseph Thomas and Joseph T. Thomas

The first book-length study of contemporary American children's poetry, Poetry's Playground considers children's poetry in relation to the wider scope of adult poetic discourse.

While the study of children's poetry has always had a place in the realm of children's literature, scholars have not typically considered it in relation to the larger scope of contemporary poetry. In this volume, Joseph T. Thomas, Jr., explores the "playground"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081433296X
• ISBN13: 9780814332962
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"